Woman hangs herself to death

Chandigarh: A 45-year-old woman reportedly committed suicide by hanging herself at her house on the Panjab University (PU) campus. The victim has been identified as Shyama Devi. Her husband works at the PU. The victim was found hanging following which the police were informed, who shifted the body to the mortuary at the GMSH, Sector 16. The police have initiated inquest proceedings at the Sector 11 police station. TNS

Illegal hoardings removed in city

Chandigarh: Taking a serious view of the mushrooming of illegal advertisement hoardings, the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation on Monday carried out anti-encroachment drives in different parts of the city and removed unauthorised hoardings. Following the directions of MC Commissioner Anindita Mitra, a team of the Engineering Wing and the Enforcement Wing removed 160 glow signs, hoardings, boards and flexes. Over 60 boards, glow signs and hoardings were removed from Sector 22-A and 100 glow signs were removed from Sector 34-C. The Commissioner said such drives would be carried out on a regular basis. TNS

MC inspects parking sites

Chandigarh: Teams of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation inspected various parking sites under Zone-1 & 2 from October 8 to 17 on a daily basis. During the inspection in Zone 1 (32 parking sites), haphazard parking was found and challan amounting to Rs10,000 was issued to the contractor. Violations such as haphazard parking and attendant sans proper uniform were found in Zone 2 (Sector 5, 8, 9, 17 and 22). A challan of Rs70,000 was issued to the contractor. MC Commissioner Anindita Mitra took a serious note of the violations in the parking sites and asked the officers concerned to take strict action against the contractors, besides issuing them notices. TNS

Adda Cricket Eleven log win

Chandigarh: Adda Cricket Eleven (ACE) defeated Panchkula Cricket Associates by 36 runs in the ongoing Rang De Basanti T20 Cricket Cup here on Monday. Batting first, ACE posted 167/8 in 20 overs. In reply, the Panchkula outfit posted 131 runs before getting all out in 18.1 overs. TNS

PGGC-42 shines in shooting ball

Chandigarh: Post Graduate Government College (PGGC), Sector 42, won the 1st Senior State Shooting Ball Championship for Women here on Monday. In the men’s senior final, Capital Club claimed the title by defeating Success Boxing Club 2-1. The Sector 42 team, meanwhile, registered a 2-0 win over Success Boxing Club to win the women’s title. TNS